Most of you who often visit my blog know
that my mother tongue is Afrikaans. And today, 14 August, is Koop-‘n-Afrikaanse-boek-dag,
(“Buy an Afrikaans Book Day”). With
nearly 7 million South Africans who speak the language at home, Afrikaans is
the third most-spoken language in South Africa. (English is the home language
of approximately 5 million South Africans.)
If you’d like to check out some of the
literature, try the translated books by Karel Schoeman, Dan Sleigh or Dalene
Matthee. Afrikaans is a young language, but it is the
language I grew up with, and it is the language of my heart…
As most of the readers here are English, I’ve
decided to add a video of one of my favourite (bilingual) songs to help you get
over that midweek slump. (Yes, this is quite a departure from the usual Early
Music I listen to!)
For the Afrikaans readers, head on over to Kammastories!
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